Hi @hit.the.road, welcome to Steemit. Here to show a newcomer some support with a little upvote. Hope you will enjoy your time here! I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you.

The way users interact is still fundamentally different between Steemit and Facebook. Steemit is more like a hybrid of Medium and Reddit right now. Though there is a potential for Steemit to be as interactive as Facebook. That being said, Steemit is the only platform I see which provides effective monetization of content.